Hey Guys! I’m looking to photograph every single black person in advertising. Ever. To prove the existential black crisis the industry thinks we have as false. We are here.

You in?

Hi everyone - I received an offer from Wayfair recently, for a Senior Manager role based in Boston. Any recommendations on where to negotiate / how much?

Details:
- $160K Base
- 1,200 RSUs over 4 years
1yr vesting with quarterly clip thereafter
Valued at $144K over 4y using today's stock price of $120 = $36K/y
- Signing bonus of ~$10K (TBD)
- Relocation payout of ~$10K (TBD)

Thanks in advance!

How do you manage layoff at high ctc. I have been laid off effective from today. How do you manage the situation.

My last drawn is 37L per annum. What would be my career projections from now?

Any fishes in this bowl visiting Goa for Christmas/new year?
Can speed date! Drop a text or comment.

Anyone travelled from india to US in British airways with covid positive result and doctor letter of recovering from covid? Their website shows, passengers can travel like that but wanted to be sure.

Is taking the bus to work as convenient as taking the tube? Thinking of getting a place that by bus has a lesser commute than train but worried about traffic, frequency, etc. of the bus. Basically 20 mins bus vs 27 mins tube? Thanks!

I’m 51 and a consultant. Am I too old to be this level. Starting to feel like it.

Why are people now treating e-mail as instant messaging? I work with several people that for some reason expect all emails to be answered within minutes of being received…. I can understand the sense of urgency around some high-priority, time-sensitive matters… but everything does not fall into that category… it drives me crazy.

Midtier Valuation Advisory to Banking? I have an offer from a midtier accounting firm (BDO) for their Associate position in the Valuation Advisory team.

I’m thinking to switch to the Advisory role as a stepping stone to break into banking in a few years, or if that’s not possible then into Big 4. However, still considering accepting the offer because will be getting a 25% pay cut.

I’ve been working in Sales in a non-finance field for few months after finishing BBA in Finance & CFA L1.

PwC Pricing and Profitability practice. Senior associate offer at $123k plus 15k sign on. Offering another 7.5k if I agree in 24 hrs. Any advice where I should land?

Does EY GDS and EY Global have separate sets of clients or does GDS aide Global in its operations ? I have an SAP offer from GDS but worried if I'll actually get any direct client exposure.

Are PMs getting laid off now?

Received an offer from EY digital as a SC. Seems like an awesome and growing practice. What is everyone’s impression of their digital practice?

People in NYC who drive Teslas: Where are you charging it? I see them everywhere and parked on the street. Do you all have garages to park and charge them?

Hi Fishes,
I've been trying to apply for Data Science /Data Analyst roles in foreign countries please suggest me how to start my search or where to apply. I'm sure a lot of people have similar queries please do share your knowledge.

How can I get into PR? I have advertising background and would love to start PR consulting. How do I build my outreach network?

Anyone works in public sector/government audit what is your salary progression?

What is the increment you got this cycle 2021-2022 in persistent

Citius Tech. I asked for 30LPA. HR said it's not at all a problem.
Manager was fine with my profile in 2nd round and he said he will move to next client round. HR mailed me next day like like the client band is less and working on it.

Yesterday the HR replied that they can't match my expectation and thanks for applying.

Hare yaar. It's you who called me. I purposely said if you have budget proceed. Without even knowing that these HR's are working. Time waste for their employees too.

Let's get Meta with it here for a second. Since it's Monday, and I'm relatively jr. I'm interested to hear your experience breaking into the industry as a minority. What was it like.

Anyone have advice for mid 30s professional with experience in film and photo. Looking to pivot to f/t agency? Not a huge social networker and might need some help with my resume.

What’s the point of having multiple awards for “craft writing” if your agency only sees you as the translator?  🙄

Dear Nappily Ever After,
No one has an office, much less an assistant. Creative and account are different jobs with their own dress codes. But dumb, off brief ideas by white creatives do win.

What’s an appropriate rate to charge per word for a publication like VentureBeat or TechCrunch?

Looking for advice (& empathy): Started out in advertising, then became a journalist. Moved to the US for grad school, and back to advertising few years ago. Now stuck at a company where I’m deeply unhappy but they sponsor the visa (not H1B, so it’s not a huge ask). Also not too sure of advertising as my heart is still in journalism but this pays the bills. Wary of other companies that might push me into working (most) weekends and evenings +Still don’t fully understand the US job market. Tips?

Any other black women struggling with what to do with their hair during this quarantine? I put my hair in some sloppy braids two weeks ago and have been wearing headwraps during all my zoom calls.

Any advice on how to actually FIND a mentor? I’m a first-gen black girl trying to navigate this whole ~career~ thing by myself. I would love to meet someone that’s actually done this before to help 😩

I am a Sr. Designer in DC looking for a position as an Art Director with experience in brand strategy, alignment, print, motion & digital design. Interested in all openings. Thanks!

A good friend is looking for a Hispanic multicultural strategy/ planning director- based in NYC.

So, it's super obvious not to use "Police" in ads and activations, right? Like, we all know not to dress actors as police and have them "bust" people who have the wrong product, right?

Interviewed for a client side position the other week. Had to talk to 9 people in total - all white. It’s a relatively big company. At the end of each interview, i asked ... (contd)

Happy Black History Everyone, let's make this a truly historic month!!

The more I work in advertising, the more apparent that majority of companies (and my own colleagues) don’t know how to reach consumers like me. It’s absolutely tragic. (Cont’d)

Is it just me or does it seem like teams with high diversity function the best and have the most creative work? Whenever I've worked with ie POC and fellow gay people, the work has always been stellar